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How to get text read aloud online
Paste your text
Copy a paragraph from any article or document and paste it into the reader above. Leave out menus and captions you don't want to hear.
Pick a voice and listen
Choose a voice and press Play. Switch voices to hear the same words read another way.
Edit the text and play it again
Reword a sentence or add a comma where the voice should pause, then listen again. For longer text, sign in to the Playground.
Listen instead of reading
Articles and long reads
Give your eyes a break from the screen. A clear voice reads the piece while you follow along or look away.
Study notes
Hear your notes read back while you look over the diagrams or slides they came from.
Drafts before you send them
Your ear catches what your eye skips: a repeated word, a sentence that runs out of breath, a missing "not".
Hear longer text, or add a reader to your app
Longer text and more voices
Sign in free to the Playground for longer passages, the full voice library, speed control, and audio downloads.
Open the PlaygroundAdd read-aloud to your site
Put a listen button next to your articles or lessons. Send text and a voice ID to the API and play the MP3, WAV, or raw audio it returns.
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Text reader FAQs
How do I get text read aloud online?
Paste your text into the reader at the top of this page, choose a voice, and press Play. The voice starts right away, with nothing to install and no account. For longer text, continue in the Playground.
Is there a free website that reads text aloud?
Yes, this one. The reader on this page is free and needs no account. A free Cartesia account adds the Playground, with 20,000 credits a month for longer text. Paid plans add more credits; see pricing.
What is an AI text reader?
An AI text reader, also called a voice reader or text-to-speech reader, turns written text into speech. The voices on this page come from Sonic, Cartesia's text-to-speech model, ranked #1 in Artificial Analysis's Speech Arena.
How do I get a long article read aloud?
Sign in to the Playground with a free account, which includes 20,000 credits a month, and paste the article there. Leave out menus and captions so the voice reads only the article.
Can I change the reading speed?
Yes, in the Playground and the API. The voice controls guide covers speed, volume, and emotion.
Can I download text read aloud as an MP3?
Yes. Paste your text on the text to MP3 page and download the MP3, free and with no sign-up. You can also download audio from the Playground, and the text-to-speech bytes API returns MP3, WAV, or raw audio.
Can an AI text reader read other languages?
Yes. Cartesia speaks 40+ languages from one model. The reader here speaks the language of the site you are on; hear the others on the language pages, or pick any language in the Playground.
How do I make names, numbers, and abbreviations sound right?
Write them the way you want them said. Spell out an abbreviation that could be read two ways, and write a number in words when you want one reading over another, such as "twenty twenty-six" for a year. Play a short sample with those words before the full passage.
Can I use a text reader to proofread?
Yes. Hearing a draft read aloud catches what silent reading skips, like a dropped word or a sentence too long to say in one breath.
Can I add a text reader to my own website or app?
Yes. Cartesia's text-to-speech API turns your text into audio that your site or app can play, in the same voices you hear on this page.
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